The "one fact" mentioned is that every body of water in the state of florida, that is at least semipermanent contains at least one gator. No matter how small, now matter how urban, no matter how many times you've passed that same retention pond or little pool of swampwater on the side of the road without seeing one. If you haven't seen a gator there, it's not because they're not there, it's because you haven't seen a gator there yet.
with the benefit of hindsight it may have only been 2 or 3 feet, i understandably gave the lil guy their space as they skittered away down the pavement towards the pond.

